# NTSB ERA25LA166: Cessna 182, N1910M, Sanford, FL, April 3, 2025 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report - Date: April 3, 2025, 12:22 local (16:22 UTC) - Place: Sanford, FL - Coordinates: 28.781181, -81.252382 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7812&lon=-81.2524&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Investigation ongoing - Investigation class: Class 3 - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 199960 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA25LA166 - NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/199960/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA166 ## Preliminary report On April 3, 2025, about 1222 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182P, N1910M, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Sanford, Florida. The commercial pilot received minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to the pilot, while holding after several unsuccessful attempts to land at Lakeland Linder International Airport (LAL), Lakeland, Florida, he became disoriented and uncertain of his location. The pilot radioed an air traffic controller and requested assistance. The pilot stated that he was advised to switch frequencies and shortly thereafter, he was asked to “Ident,” but the controller could not locate the pilot’s position. The pilot was then advised to squawk 7700 on his transponder. The pilot became concerned about the airplane’s remaining fuel quantity, noticed an airport to his left side, later determined to be Orlando Sanford International Airport (SFB), Orlando, Florida, and elected to land. The pilot attempted a landing on runway 36, where the airplane bounced, and the pilot performed a go-around. The pilot then circled the airport at a low altitude before attempting a landing on runway 9L. During the second landing attempt, the pilot stated that a gust of wind caused the airplane to drop “hard” on the nose, subsequently, the nose gear collapsed. Witnesses at SFB reported observing the airplane flying low and “uncoordinated” over the airport. Surveillance video showed the airplane approaching from the west side of runway 36 at about a 45° angle past the threshold before the airplane bounced and then began a go-around. An additional video showed the airplane flying low and perpendicular to runway 9L at tree top height before making a left banking turn and contacting the runway in a nose down attitude. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the lower fuselage and engine mounts. The wreckage was retained for further examination. ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182P, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=2075816), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) - [Landing: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092); cases with it: [Cessna 182P, 12 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=2075816), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md) - [Landing: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094); cases with it: [Cessna 182P, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=2075816), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md) ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1910M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1910M), registered now, S/N 18264475, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182 (P) - Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18264475 - Year built: 1975 - Airframe hours: 5622.6 - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Last inspection: Annual, July 12, 2024 - Departed: 15FL, Lake City, FL - Destination: LAL, Lakeland, FL - Airport: SFB, Orlando Sanford Intl, runway 19, concrete - Equipment: Handheld GPS, ADS-B, Auto-pilot ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 170° at 10 knots, gusting 19 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 66 °F - Altimeter: 30.19 inHg - Observed at: SFB - METAR: KSFB 031653Z 17010G19KT 10SM SCT045 31/19 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP223 T03060194 ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20250403004519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250403004519A), Apr 3, 2025: Cessna 182P, Sanford, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot states that he had intended to land in lakeland (lal) for the annual [privacy data omitted]event, due to frequent field closures, he entered into a hold… From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.